| Federated States of Micronesia
Location four island
groups between Indonesia and Hawaii
Total Land Area 271 sq
mi (702 sq km)
Highest Point Dolohmwar (on
Totolom); 2,595 ft (791 m)
Lowest Point Pacific Ocean, 0 ft (0 m)
Natural Resources timber, marine
products, deep-seabed minerals, phosphate
Nationality
Micronesian
Population (July 2014 est) 105,681
Ethnic Groups Chuukese/Mortlockese,
Pohnpeian, Kosraean, Yapese, Yap outer islanders,
Polynesian, Asian
Religions Roman Catholic, Protestant
Languages English (official), Chuukese,
Kosrean, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro,
Kapingamarangi
Capital Palikir
Present Constitution Adopted May 10,
1979
Form of Government constitutional
government in free association with the U.S.
Chief of State and Head of Government President
Peter M. Christian (since May 12, 2015)
Legislature unicameral Congress
Judiciary Supreme Court
Administrative Divisions 4 states
Currency U.S. dollar
Per Capita Income $7,300
Industries tourism, construction,
fish processing, specialized aquaculture, local craft
items
Agricultural Products black pepper,
tropical fruits and vegetables, coconuts, bananas,
cassava (manioc, tapioca), sakau (kava), Kosraen citrus,
betel nuts, sweet potatoes; pigs, chickens; fish
Export Commodities fish,
garments, bananas, black pepper, sakau (kava), betel nuts
Import Commodities food,
manufactured goods, machinery and equipment, beverages
Independence from a
U.S.-administered U.N. mandate Achieved November
3, 1986
National Holiday Constitution Day, May
10 (1979)
Flag Blue symbolizes the Pacific
Ocean, the stars represent the four island groups of
Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap.
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